in dallas for 2 nights (25th & 26th April)

Hello,

A bit of a far reaching question really but i was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for something for me to do in Dallas for a couple of days. I arrive on saturday the 25th in the late afternoon and leave on the monday the 27th in the evening. I am on my own and on the way to jazz fest in New Orleans. I like sports, music and anything a little out of the ordinary. My flights are in and out of DFW. At the moment i haven%26#39;t booked anything in terms of hotels, restaurants or activities so any help in this area would be appreciated. I am a 34 year old man on a reasonable budget to help narrow down the possible options.

Many thanks,

JB

London.

in dallas for 2 nights (25th %26amp; 26th April)

I would suggest staying at the Grand Hyatt at DFW Airport. Here is the link to the website:

http://granddfw.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/

I have stayed here and it is fabulous. On the weekends it is quieter as it is primarily for business execs. If you are flying into DFW direct from London..Customs and Immigration is pretty much below the hotel. So all you have to do is to go up the elevator to the terminal level and take the elevator on up to the Hotel.

I was checking the schedule of sports for that weekend and FC Dallas and Texas Rangers both are playing games away from home. Sorry I am not much of a sports fan so perhaps others can chime in.

What you might enjoy in Dallas is going to the Sixth Floor Museum in Downtown Dallas. Here is the link for them: www.jfk.org

You might actually enjoy Fort Worth by going over to the Fort Worth Stockyards. You will get a more Texan feel over in Fort Worth. Basically in a nutshell Dallas has the best shopping and better restaurants..Fort Worth has more of the honkey tonk and actually world class art museums.

Another great website for what is going on is: www.guidelive.com

If you do go to Fort Worth to the Stockyards you have to go by Leddys http://www.leddys.com/

It is world famous for western boots etc..

Welcome to Dallas/Fort Worth sorry I am not much help. If you were a gal I%26#39;d say go shopping your pound is strong against our dollar!

in dallas for 2 nights (25th %26amp; 26th April)

Many thanks Kate.

I think staying close to the airport makes a lot of sense given the short amout of time I will be in Dallas. I like the sound of Fort Worth and the Stockyards. I%26#39;ll definitely head to Leddys and buy a hat. I had a look at www.guidelive.com and found a Rodeo in Mesquite. I think this is something I should do as I%26#39;ll never see anything like this at home. Do you know the Mesquite Rodeo? It doesn%26#39;t appear to be too far from the airport/hotel. I was wondering if I should book a ticket now or if it was something I could just turn up and get on the day? I don%26#39;t know how busy it gets or if it (Mesquite) is the best one to go to.

Thanks again for you help so far,

JB.

If, as katetx actually suggests, you are going to the Stockyards for that Texan and honky tonk feeling on Saturday night, you could go to the Stockyards rodeo rather than going all the way over to Mesquite.

www.cowtowncoliseum.com

www.fortworthstockyards.org

hi poodleone,

which is further from the grand hyatt dfw? Mesquite or Stockyards?

best regards

JB

According to Mapquest, Mesquite is about 35 miles from DFW, the Stockyards are about 25 miles.

And I was also going to suggest, if you want to have things to do on Sunday and are going to the Stockyards Saturday night, why not look into staying in downtown Fort Worth in the Sundance Square area? Embassy Suites, Courtyard by Marriot, Etta%26#39;s Place B%26amp;B, Worthington, etc for hotels. Lots of bars, restaurants, access to the museums.

www.sundancesquare.com

Actually the Mesquite Rodeo is world famous but I would stick to Fort Worth.There is a Rodeo every Saturday night..here is link http://www.cowtowncoliseum.com/

It will be convenient as it is in the Stockyards. Also one thing I forgot is Billy Bobs which had its heydey when Urban Cowboy came out in the 70%26#39;s. It is also down in the stockyards. Here is a link for Billy Bob%26#39;s.

www.billybobstexas.com

I would stick to the airport..it really puts you right in the middle of the two cities. Here is the link for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (also known as DART)

http://www.dart.org/riding/dfwairport.asp

The TRE (Trinity Rail Express) can take you to either Dallas or Fort Worth. However with it being the weekend you might want to look at schedules to see how frequently they run.

If you do decide to do some shopping...Northpark Mall is the best in Dallas and has the most comprehensive shops. You can actually take the DART train to the Park Lane station and there is a shuttle that will take you to nearby Northpark. Here is a link for Northpark and they also have a duty free program. The concierge desk is very helpful and they are located just inside the mall right beside Neiman Marcus.

www.northparkcenter.com

Tax Free Shopping information

taxfreetexas.com/Participating_Retailers.html

HTH

I called the Mesquite Rodeo. They are having a festival that weekend at the Arena. They will have a rodeo that night. She did not say it was necessary to buy tickets in advance. But that is up to you.

Here is a link if you stay at the Grand Hyatt of how far is it...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d%26amp;source=s_d%26amp;saddr=2337+South+International+Parkway+Dallas,+Texas,+USA+75261-9045%26amp;daddr=1818+Rodeo+Drive,+Mesquite,+Texas+75149%26amp;hl=en%26amp;geocode=%26amp;mra=ls%26amp;sll=32.83427,-96.65284%26amp;sspn=0.235396,0.604248%26amp;ie=UTF8%26amp;ll=32.825942,-96.832123%26amp;spn=0.235417,0.604248%26amp;t=h%26amp;z=11

(If it doesn%26#39;t link just copy and paste in new browser)

You will need a car to go to the rodeo however you can rent one at the airport. I think you need to decide if you want to go through all the trouble to go to the Mesquite Rodeo. It is up to you.

thanks for all your help katetx and poodleone - amazing.

i%26#39;ve booked the grand hyatt now, it looked great and i heard some good things about it. Also for ease, as I%26#39;m not there for all that long and should cut down on any unnecessary traveling.

I%26#39;ll probably end up going to the stockyards for the rodeo.

once again guys thanks for your invaluable advice.

JB.